6/22/2023 0 Comments Profiles and courage jfk![]() One of the most important themes of the book addresses one of the mysteries of politics: how the motivation behind an act of courage is often the decision to compromise. Indeed it is frequently the compromisers and conciliators who are faced with the severest tests of political courage as they oppose the extremist views of their constituents. The end is an appropriate place to put this definition since by the time these profiles have been read, it will have become clearer what is meant by the argument that it is universal virtue cloaked in mystery.Ĭompromise need not mean cowardice. What is courage? A definition is not provided until near the end and even then it arrives in the form of a connotative metaphor. ![]() But while the quote singles out courage as the ultimate virtue, it does leave one important component unanswered: what, exactly, is courage?Ĭourage, the universal virtue, is comprehended by us all-but these portraits of courage do not dispel the mysteries of politics. Thus, does the author justify at the outset the reason for the book’s existence and, more implicitly, what the reader is designed to take away from it. Why write about courage? Because, the author asserts, it rises and hangs higher over the capacity of human beings to do good than all other attributes. This is a book about that most admirable of human virtues-courage. ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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